VS2010/Windows 7 -> can’t connect to ASP.NET Development Server

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I have a clean installation of Windows 7 with VS2010 RTM and am trying to get the ASP.NET Development Server to work.

When I run the project, the WebDev server starts and shows that it's listening on port x on localhost.

I've tried:

  • telnet to the port. The port is not listening.
  • running netstat -o shows that the WebDev server is in fact not listening on any port.
  • manually changing the WebDev port to a different port and restarted VS without effect.

I have Windows Firewall turned off entirely and am not running any other firewall software either.

Any idea what could be going on here?

Thanks!

Best Answer

ok, figured out how to fix it: For some reason my hosts file had "127.0.0.1 localhost" commented, so I'm assuming WebDev server tried to bind to localhost but it couldn't resolve to the 127.0.0.1 address. After I uncommented that line and restarted VS, the WebDev server works fine

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